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 Posted - December 10 2009 : 07:23:03 AM
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Here's something I learned so you don't get hit with those ridiculous PayPal fees outside eBay. (With eBay this does not work - you enter the auction #.)
Click on the "Personal" tab when you send money. Make sure "Gift" is selected with the radio box.
None of your mailing details will be sent to the recipient, so you'll have to make sure you've sent any notes, addresses, etc. in a PM and/or e-mail, but the recipient will not get charged ANYTHING. You send a guy $6.25 for a small Priority box, PayPal is taking 8%, not 3%. This helps avoid that.
Now if we could just avoid that 12% eBay final value fee, plus another 8% on everything including postage that they charge from PayPal - that means eBay (which owns PayPal) gets 20% - it would make life easier!
Rus
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Posted - December 10 2009 : 4:23:09 PM
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Thanks for the tip, Rus. I'll have to give that a shot.
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Posted - December 10 2009 : 6:50:52 PM
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I'd rather we start our own buy and sell "garage sale" type of section on here and NYC gets a percentage for each sale to run the site.
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Posted - December 10 2009 : 8:29:54 PM
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| ^^^ I did NOT put him up to that ^^^
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Posted - December 10 2009 : 8:55:54 PM
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sure you didn't.
Rus is right, he's paid me twice that way. they didn't keep any of it.
by the way Rus, the rest of the track got shipped today.
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Posted - December 11 2009 : 07:49:45 AM
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Do you need to put up a donations button so we can help out? I have to say - this is an AMAZING site and it's rare I don't have PMs in my inbox every single day. I check here before I check my e-mail sometimes - is that bad?
Rus
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Posted - December 11 2009 : 08:00:01 AM
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| There is a free train auction site - it is part of HOSEEKER.NET. The only problem right now is low traffic. But if you are looking for a free auction site, this is it.
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Posted - December 12 2009 : 2:09:38 PM
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quote:^^^ I did NOT put him up to that ^^^
Originally posted by New_York_Central-December 10 2009: 8:29:54 PM
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Still, it wouldn't hurt to write him a check... 
Don't forget about HO Yard Sale, which is totally free. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HOYARDSALE/
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Posted - December 13 2009 : 10:47:16 PM
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quote:quote:^^^ I did NOT put him up to that ^^^
Originally posted by New_York_Central-December 10 2009: 8:29:54 PM
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Still, it wouldn't hurt to write him a check...
Don't forget about HO Yard Sale, which is totally free. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HOYARDSALE/
Originally posted by NickelPlate759-December 12 2009: 2:09:38 PM
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Write who a cheque...
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